Opio, Alpes-Maritimes

Opio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France situated near Grasse.

Opio
A view of the church and surrounding buildings in Opio
Coat of arms
Location of Opio
Opio
Opio
Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°59′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonValbonne
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry Occelli (PR)
Area
1
9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,214
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06089 /06650
Elevation154–361 m (505–1,184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1968790    
19751,021+29.2%
19821,336+30.9%
19901,792+34.1%
19991,922+7.3%
20082,123+10.5%
20162,206+3.9%

Personalities

Coluche died in Opio at the age of 41, when his motorcycle crashed into a lorry.

Serbian triple agent Duško Popov died in Opio on 10 August 1981, aged 69.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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